List of United States presidential vetoes

The phrase presidential veto does not appear in the United States Constitution, but Article I requires every bill, order, resolution or other act of legislation by the Congress of the United States to be presented to the President of the United States for his approval. When the President is presented the bill, he can either sign it into law, return the bill to the originating house of Congress with his objections to the bill (a veto), or neither sign nor return it to Congress after having been presented the bill for ten days exempting Sundays (if Congress is still in session, the bill becomes a law; otherwise, the bill does not become a law and is considered a pocket veto). The list below contains many of the bills vetoed and pocket vetoed by Presidents.

Logic of vetoes

Although each case is unique and involves a plethora of influences, one general rule can be acknowledged: Presidents use their prerogative to veto legislation when such legislation does not represent their viewpoint or agenda.^[1]

Veto threat

Occasionally, a President either publicly or privately threatens Congress with a veto to influence the content or passage of legislation. There is no record of what officially constitutes a "veto threat," or how many have been made over the years, but it has become a staple of Presidential politics and a sometimes effective way of shaping policy. A President may also warn Congress of a veto of a particular bill so as to persuade Congress not to waste time passing particular legislation or including certain provisions in a bill when the President is prepared to veto it.

Summary of vetoes

President	Regular vetoes	Pocket vetoes	Total vetoes	Vetoes overridden	Percentage vetoes overridden[2]	Percentage regular vetoes overridden
Total	1504	1067	2571	110	4%	7%
George Washington	2	0	2	0	0%	0%
John Adams	0	0	0	0	N/A	N/A
Thomas Jefferson	0	0	0	0	N/A	N/A
James Madison	5	2	7	0	0%	0%
James Monroe	1	0	1	0	0%	0%
John Q. Adams	0	0	0	0	N/A	N/A
Andrew Jackson	5	7	12	0	0%	0%
Martin Van Buren	0	1	1	0	0%	0%
William Henry Harrison	0	0	0	0	N/A	N/A
John Tyler	6	4	10	1	10%	16%
James Polk	2	1	3	0	0%	0%
Zachary Taylor	0	0	0	0	N/A	N/A
Millard Fillmore	0	0	0	0	N/A	N/A
Franklin Pierce	9	0	9	5	56%	56%
James Buchanan	4	3	7	0	0%	0%
Abraham Lincoln	2	5	7	0	0%	0%
Andrew Johnson	21	8	29	15	52%	71%
Ulysses S. Grant	45	48	93	4	4%	9%
Rutherford B. Hayes	12	1	13	1	8%	8%
James Garfield	0	0	0	0	N/A	N/A
Chester Arthur	4	8	12	1	8%	25%
Grover Cleveland	304	110	414	2	1%	1%
Benjamin Harrison	19	25	44	1	2%	5%
Grover Cleveland	42	128	170	5	3%	12%
William McKinley	6	36	42	0	0%	0%
Theodore Roosevelt	42	40	82	1	1%	2%
William Taft	30	9	39	1	3%	3%
Woodrow Wilson	33	11	44	6	14%	18%
Warren Harding	5	1	6	0	0%	0%
Calvin Coolidge	20	30	50	4	8%	20%
Herbert Hoover	21	16	37	3	8%	14%
Franklin Roosevelt	372	263	635	9	1%	2%
Harry Truman	180	70	250	12	5%	7%
Dwight Eisenhower	73	108	181	2	1%	3%
John Kennedy	12	9	21	0	0%	0%
Lyndon Johnson	16	14	30	0	0%	0%
Richard Nixon	27	17	43	7	16%	27%
Gerald Ford	48	18	66	12	18%	25%
Jimmy Carter	13	18	31	2	6%	15%
Ronald Reagan	39	39	78	9	12%	23%
George H. W. Bush[3][4]	29	15	44	1	2%	2%
Bill Clinton	36	1	37	2	5%	6%
George W. Bush	11	1	12	4	33%	36%
Barack Obama	8	1	9	0	0%	0%

Vetoes cast

Presidential veto records

Source: ^[5]

• Most presidential vetoes: Franklin D. Roosevelt (635)
• Fewest presidential vetoes: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, James A. Garfield (0)
• Most vetoes in a single complete term: Grover Cleveland, first term, (414)
• Most vetoes in two complete terms: Grover Cleveland (584)
• Fewest vetoes in a single complete term: John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe (First Term), John Quincy Adams, George W. Bush (First Term) (0)
• Fewest vetoes in two complete terms: Thomas Jefferson (0)
• Most vetoes in a single congressional session: Grover Cleveland, 50th United States Congress (212)
• Most veto overrides by congress: Andrew Johnson (15)

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The following is an incomplete list of the dates and bills of each veto for each president:

George Washington

Two vetoes:

1. April 5, 1792: Vetoed the Apportionment Act on constitutional grounds.^[6]
2. February 28, 1797: vetoed A Bill to alter and amend an Act entitled, "An Act to ascertain and fix the military establishment of the United States" on the advice of Secretary of War James McHenry.^[6]

John Adams

No vetoes. The second president was the first not to exercise the veto.

Thomas Jefferson

No vetoes. Jefferson is the only two-term president never to have used the veto.

James Madison

Five regular vetoes, all on constitutional grounds; also two pocket vetoes:

1. An act incorporating the Protestant Episcopal Church in the town of Alexandria in the District of Columbia, vetoed February 21, 1811. The bill provided for the incorporation of an Episcopal church in Alexandria into the District of Columbia. Madison vetoed it on the ground that it violated the Establishment Clause.^[7][8]
2. An act for the relief of Richard Tervin, William Coleman, Edwin Lewis, Samuel Mims, Joseph Wilson, and the Baptist Church at Salem Meeting House, in the Mississippi Territory, vetoed February 28, 1811. The bill granting public lands to a Baptist church in the Mississippi Territory. Madison vetoed it on the ground that it violated the Establishment Clause.^[8][9]
3. For the trial of Causes pending in the respective District Courts of the United States, in case of the absence or disability of the Judges thereof, vetoed April 3, 1812.
4. On the subject of a uniform rule of naturalization, pocket vetoed.
5. To incorporate the subscribers to the Bank of the United States of America, vetoed January 30, 1815.
6. To provide for free information of stereotype plates and to encourage the printing and gratuitous distribution of the Scriptures by the Bible societies within the United States, pocket vetoed.
7. The Bonus Bill (An act to set apart and pledge certain funds for internal improvements, and which sets apart and pledges funds for constructing roads and canals, and improving the navigation of water courses to facilitate, promote, and give security to internal commerce among the several States, and to render more easy and less expensive the means and provisions for the common defense), vetoed March 3, 1817. The bill was sponsored by John C. Calhoun and provided for internal improvements using surplus funds from the Second Bank of the United States. Madison vetoed on constitutional grounds.^[10]

James Monroe

One veto:

1. The Cumberland Road Bill (An act for the preservation and repair of the Cumberland road), vetoed May 4, 1822. Monroe wrote in his veto message that " A power to establish turnpikes with gates and tolls, and to enforce the collection of tolls by penalties, implies a power to adopt and execute a complete system of internal improvement," which he believed was unconstitutional.^[11]

John Quincy Adams

No vetoes.

Andrew Jackson

Twelve vetoes:

1. On May 27, 1830, he vetoed a bill that would allow the Federal government to purchase stock in the Maysville, Washington, Paris, and Lexington Turnpike Road Company, which had been organized to construct a road linking Lexington and the Ohio River, the entirety of which would be in the state of Kentucky.
2. To authorize a subscription of stock in the Maysville, Washington, Paris, and Lexington Turnpike Road Company, vetoed May 30, 1830.
3. To authorize a subscription for stock on the part of the United States in the Louisville and Portland Canal Company, pocket vetoed.
4. For making appropriations for building light-houses, light-boats, and monuments, placing buoys, and improving harbors and directing surveys, pocket vetoed.
5. Second Bank of the United States Re-Charter, vetoed July 10, 1832.
6. For the final settlement of the claims of States for interests on advances to the United States, made during the last war, pocket vetoed.
7. For the improvement of certain harbors, and the navigation of certain rivers, pocket vetoed.
8. To appropriate, for a limited time, the proceeds of the sales of the public lands of the United States, and for granting lands to certain states, pocket vetoed.
9. To improve the navigation of the Wabash River, pocket vetoed.
10. To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to compromise the claims allowed by the Commissioners under the treaty with the King of the Two Sicilies, concluded October 14, 1832, vetoed March 3, 1835.
11. To appoint a day for the annual meeting of Congress, vetoed June 10, 1836.
12. Act of Congress Overruling Jackson's Specie Circular (pocket veto)

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Martin Van Buren

One pocket veto:

1. To provide for the distribution, in part, of the Madison Papers, pocket vetoed.

William Henry Harrison

No vetoes. Harrison died after four weeks in office. Congress was never in session during his tenure, and never presented any legislation for his approval.

John Tyler

Ten total vetoes, including four pocket vetoes:

1. To incorporate the subscribers to the Fiscal Bank of the United States of America, vetoed August 16, 1841.
2. Fiscal Corporation Bill. To provide for the better collection, safekeeping, and disbursement of the public revenue, by means of a corporation to be styled the Fiscal Corporation of the United States, vetoed September 9, 1841.
3. To provide revenue from imports, and to change and modify existing laws imposing duties on imports, vetoed August 9, 1842.
4. To extend for a limited period the present laws for laying and collecting duties on imports, vetoed June 29, 1842.
5. Regulating the taking of testimony on cases of contested elections, pocket vetoed.
6. To appropriate the proceeds of the sales of public lands, and to grant pre-exemption rights, pocket vetoed.
7. Directing payment of the certificates or awards issued by the commissioners under the treaty with the Cherokee Indians, pocket vetoed.
8. Making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors and rivers, vetoed June 11, 1844.
9. Relating to revenue cutters and steamers, vetoed February 20, 1845. Veto Overridden. The Senate overrode the veto on March 3, 1845, by a vote of 41 yeas to 1 nay. The House overrode the veto on March 3, 1845, by a vote of 127 yeas to 30 nays.
10. Making appropriations for the improvements of navigation of certain harbors and rivers, pocket vetoed.

James K. Polk

Three vetoes.

Zachary Taylor

No vetoes.

Millard Fillmore

No vetoes.

Franklin Pierce

Nine vetoes:

1. Making a grant of public lands to the several States for the benefit of indigent insane persons, vetoed May 3, 1854.
2. Making appropriations for the repair, preservation, and completion of certain public works, heretofore commenced under authority of law, vetoed August 4, 1854.
3. To provide for the ascertainment of claims of American citizens or spoliations committed by the French prior to July 31, 1801, vetoed February 17, 1855.
4. Making appropriations for the transportation of the United States mail, by ocean steamships and otherwise, during the fiscal years ending the 30th of June, 1855 and the 30th of June, 1856, vetoed March 3, 1855.
5. Making an appropriation for deepening the channel over the St. Clair Flats, in the State of Michigan, vetoed May 19, 1856. Veto overridden by the Senate on July 7, 1856 (28–8), and by the House on July 8, 1856 (139–55).
6. To remove obstructions to navigation in the mouth of the Mississippi River, at the Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre, vetoed May 19, 1856. Veto overridden by the Senate on July 7, 1856 (31—12), and by the House on July 8, 1856 (143–55).
7. Making an appropriation for deepening the channel over the flats of the St. Mary's River, in the State of Michigan, vetoed May 22, 1856. Veto overridden by the Senate on July 7, 1856 (28–10), and by the House on July 8, 1856 (136–54).
8. For continuing the improvement of the Des Moines Rapids, in the Mississippi River, vetoed August 11, 1856. Veto overridden by the House on August 11, 1856 (130-54), and by the Senate on August 16, 1856 (30–14).
9. For the improvement of the navigation of the Patapsco River, and to render the port of Baltimore accessible to the war steamers of the United States, vetoed August 14, 1856. Veto overridden by the Senate on August 16, 1856 (31–14), and by the House on August 16, 1856 (127–47).

James Buchanan

Four regular vetoes, plus three pocket vetoes.^[12]

1. June 14, 1858 - H.J. Res. 37. In regard to the carrying of the United States mails from St. Joseph’s, Missouri, to Placerville, California. Pocket veto.
2. February 24, 1859 - H.R. 2. Donating public lands to the several States and Territories which may provide colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts. Regular veto. Override attempt failed in the House (105–96).
3. March 10, 1859 - S. 321. Making an appropriation for deepening the channel over the St. Clair flats, in the State of Michigan. Pocket veto.
4. March 10, 1859 - S.J. Res. 87. In relation to removal of obstructions to navigation in the mouth of the Mississippi River. Pocket veto.
5. April 17, 1860 - S. 29. For the relief of Arthur Edwards and his associates. Regular veto. Override attempt failed in the Senate (22–30).
6. June 22, 1860 - S. 416. Homestead Act (To secure homesteads to actual settlers on the public domain.) Regular veto. Override attempt failed in the Senate (28–18).
7. January 25, 1861 - H.R. 915. For the relief of Hockaday and Leggit. Regular veto. Override attempt failed in the House (81–67).

Abraham Lincoln

Two regular vetoes, plus five pocket vetoes.^[13]

1. June 23, 1862 - S. 193. To repeal that part of an act of Congress which prohibits the circulation of bank notes of a less denomination than five dollars within the District of Columbia. Regular veto. No override attempt.
2. July 2, 1862 - S. 343. To provide for additional medical officers of the volunteer service. Regular veto. Override attempt failed in the Senate (0–37).
3. March 3, 1863 - S. 424. To amend an act entitled, “An act to establish and good the grades of line officers of the U.S. Navy.” Pocket veto.
4. July 4, 1864 - H.R. 244. Wade–Davis Bill (To guarantee to certain States, whose governments have been usurped or overthrown, a republican form of government.) Pocket veto.
5. July 4, 1864 - H.J. Res. 123. To correct certain clerical errors in the internal revenue act. Pocket veto.
6. March 3, 1865 - H.R. 805. To repeal the eighth section of an act entitled, “An act in addition to the several acts concerning commercial intercourse between loyal and insurrectionary States, and to provide for the collection of captured and abandoned property, and the prevention of frauds in States declared in insurrection.” Pocket veto.
7. March 3, 1865 - H.J. Res. 161. In relation to certain railroads. Pocket veto.

Andrew Johnson

Andrew Johnson was the most thwarted president as measured by quantity of overrides: out of 21 regular vetoes, 15 were overridden; he also used 8 pocket vetoes.^[14] By fraction overridden, however, he comes in second: Pierce had a rate of 56%, compared to Johnson's 52%.

1. February 19, 1866 - S. 60. To establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees. Regular veto. Override attempt failed in the Senate (30-18).
2. March 27, 1866 - S. 61. Civil Rights Act of 1866 (To protect all persons in the United States in their civil rights, and furnish the means of their vindication.) Regular veto. Veto overridden by the Senate (33-15) and the House (122-41).
3. May 15, 1866 - S. 74. For the admission of the State of Colorado into the Union. Regular veto. No override attempt.
4. June 15, 1866 - S. 203. To enable the New York and Montana Iron Mining and Manufacturing Company to purchase a certain amount of the public lands not now in market. Regular veto. No override attempt.
5. July 16, 1866 - H.R. 613. To continue in force and to amend an act entitled “An act to establish a Bureau for the Relief of Freedmen and Refugees,” and for other purposes. Regular veto. Veto overridden by the House (103-33) and the Senate (33-12).
6. July 28, 1866 - H.R. 466. Erecting the Territory of Montana into a surveying district. Regular veto. No override attempt.
7. July 28, 1866 - S. 447. For the admission of the State of Nebraska into the Union. Pocket veto.
8. July 28, 1866 - H.J. Res. 191. Relating to the building lately occupied for a national fair in aid of the orphans of soldiers and sailors of the United States. Pocket veto.
9. January 5, 1867 - S. 1. To regulate the elective franchise in the District of Columbia. Regular veto. Veto overridden by the Senate (29-10) and the House (112-38).
10. January 28, 1867 - S. 462. For the admission of the State of Colorado into the Union. Regular veto. Override attempt failed in the Senate (29-19).
11. January 29, 1867 - S. 456. For the admission of the State of Nebraska into the Union. Regular veto. Veto overridden by the Senate (31-9) and the House (120-44).
12. March 2, 1867 - S. 453. Tenure of Office Act (1867) (Regulating the tenure of certain civil offices.) Regular veto. Veto overridden by the Senate (35-11) and the House (138-40).
13. March 2, 1867 - H.R. 1143. To provide for the more efficient government of the rebel States. Regular veto. Veto overridden by the House (138-51) and the Senate (38-10).
14. March 23, 1867 - H.R. 33. Supplementary to an act entitled, “An act to provide for more efficient government of the rebel States.” Regular veto. Veto overridden by the House (114-25) and the Senate (40-7).
15. March 30, 1867 - H.J. Res. 6. Placing certain troops of Missouri on an equal footing with volunteers as to bounties. Pocket veto.
16. July 19, 1867 - H.R. 123. Supplementary to an act entitled, “An act to provide for more efficient government of the rebel States.” Regular veto. Veto overridden by the House (109-25) and the Senate (30-6).
17. July 19, 1867 - H.J. Res. 71. To carry into effect the several acts providing for the more efficient government of the rebel States. Regular veto. Veto overridden by the House (99-22) and the Senate (32-4).
18. July 20, 1867 - S. 137. For the further security of equal rights in the District of Columbia. Pocket veto.
19. December 20, 1867 - S. 141. For the further security of equal rights in the District of Columbia. Pocket veto.
20. December 20, 1867 - H.R. 161. To incorporate the congregation of the First Presbyterian Church of Washington. Pocket veto.
21. March 25, 1868 - S. 213. To amend an act entitled, “An Act to amend the judiciary act: passed, September 24, 1789.” Regular veto. Veto overridden by the Senate (33-9) and the House (115-34).
22. June 20, 1868 - H.R. 1039. To admit the State of Arkansas to representation in Congress. Regular veto. Veto overridden by the House (111-31) and the Senate (30-7).
23. June 25, 1868 - H.R. 1058. To admit the States of North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, to representation in Congress. Regular veto. Veto overridden by the House (108-32) and the Senate (35-8).
24. July 20, 1868 - S.J. Res. 169. Excluding from the electoral college the votes of States lately in rebellion which shall not have been reorganized. Regular veto. Veto overridden by the Senate (45-8) and the House (134-36).
25. July 25, 1868 - S. 567. Relating to the Freedman’s Bureau and providing for its discontinuance. Regular veto. Veto overridden by the Senate (42-5) and the House (115-23).
26. July 27, 1868 - S. 207. For funding the national debt, and for the conversion of the notes of the United States. Pocket veto.
27. July 27, 1868 - S. 491. To provide for the appointment of recorder of deeds in the District of Columbia. Pocket veto.
28. February 13, 1869 - S. 609. Transferring the duties of trustees of colored schools of Washington and Georgetown. No override attempt.
29. February 22, 1869 - H.R. 1460. Regulating the duties on imported copper and copper ores. Veto overridden by the House (115-56) and the Senate (38-12).

Ulysses S. Grant

Ninety-three vetoes total, with forty-five regular vetoes and forty-eight pocket vetoes. Four were overridden.^[15]

1. April 10, 1869 - H.J. Res. 29. For the relief of Blanton Duncan. Pocket veto.
2. January 11, 1870 - S. 273. For the relief of Rollin White. Regular veto. Override attempt passed in the Senate (41-13), but failed in the House (12-168).
3. July 14, 1870 - S. 476. To fix the status of certain Federal soldiers enlisting in the Union Army from the States of Alabama and Florida. Regular veto. No override attempt.
4. January 4, 1871 - H.R. 1395. For the relief of Charles Cooper, Goshorn A. Jones, Jerome Rowley, William Hannegan and John Hannegan. Regular veto. No override attempt.
5. February 7, 1871 - S.J. Res. 92. For the relief of certain contractor for the construction of vessels of war and steam machinery. Regular veto. Override attempt failed in the Senate (2-57).
6. February 28, 1871 - H.R. 2566. For the relief of Henry Willman, late a private in the Third Regiment Indian Cavalry. Regular veto. No override attempt.
7. March 3, 1871 - S. 109. In relation to the Selma, Rome, and Dalton Railroad Company, Alabama. Pocket veto.
8. March 3, 1871 - S. 493. For the relief of George Wright. Pocket veto.
9. March 3, 1871 - S. 762. For the relief of Joseph Ormsby. Pocket veto.
10. March 3, 1871 - S. 799. For the relief of Anna M. Howard. Pocket veto.
11. March 3, 1871 - S. 995. For the relief of purchasers of lands sold for taxes in the insurrectionary States. Pocket veto.
12. March 3, 1871 - S. 1213. For the relief of Mary M. Clark, widow of Leonard Clark, deceased. Pocket veto.
13. March 3, 1871 - S.J. Res. 295. Relating to rights of actual settlers upon certain lands in Iowa. Pocket veto.
14. March 3, 1871 - H.R. 1831. To confirm the title of the Rancho del Rio Grande, in New Mexico, to the heirs and legal representatives of the original grantees thereof. Pocket veto.
15. March 3, 1871 - H.R. 2234. Granting a pension to Adam Correll. Pocket veto.
16. March 3, 1871 - H.R. 2591. Relating to telegraphic communication between the United States and foreign countries. Pocket veto.
17. April 20, 1871 - S. 294. For the relief of the inhabitants of the town of Arcata, in Humboldt County, California. Pocket veto.
18. March 28, 1872 - H.R. 1550. For the relief of the estate of Dr. John F. Hanks. Regular veto. Override attempt passed in the House (126-17) but died in the Senate.
19. April 1, 1872 - H.R. 1867. For the relief of James T. Johnson. Regular veto. No override attempt.
20. April 10, 1872 - H.R. 2041. For the relief of the children of John M. Baker, deceased. Regular veto. No override attempt.
21. April 15, 1872 - S. 805. Granting a pension to Abigail Ryan, widow of Thomas A. Ryan. Regular veto. No override attempt.
22. April 22, 1872 - H.R. 622. Granting a pension to Richard B. Crawford. Regular veto. No override attempt.
23. May 14, 1872 - S. 955. Granting a pension to Mary Ann Montgomery, widow of William W. Montgomery, late captain in the Texas volunteers. Regular veto. Veto overridden by the Senate (44-1) and the House (101-44).
24. June 1, 1872 - S. 105. For the relief of Dr. J. Milton Best. Regular veto. No override attempt.
25. June 7, 1872 - S. 569. For the relief of Thomas B. Wallace, of Lexington, in the State of Missouri. Regular veto. No override attempt.
26. June 10, 1872 - H.R. 1424. To reimburse John E. Woodward for certain moneys paid by him. Pocket veto.
27. June 10, 1872 - H.R. 2622. For the relief of James De Long, late consul at Aux Cayes, Hayti. Pocket veto.
28. January 6, 1873 - H.R. 2291. For the relief of Edmund Jessen. Regular veto. No override attempt.
29. January 22, 1873 - H.R. 630. In relation to new trials in the Court of Claims. Regular veto. No override attempt.
30. January 29, 1873 - S. 490. For the relief of the East Tennessee University. Regular veto. No override attempt.
31. February 8, 1873 - H.R. 2852. For the relief of James A. McCullah, late collector of the fifth district of Missouri. Regular veto. No override attempt.
32. February 11, 1873 - S. 161. For the relief of those suffering from the destruction of saltworks near Manchester, Kentucky, pursuant to the order of Major-General Buell. Regular veto. No override attempt.
33. March 3, 1873 - S. 96. For the relief of Cowan and Dickinson, of Knoxville, Tennessee. Pocket veto.
34. March 3, 1873 - S. 166. For the relief of David Braden. Pocket veto.
35. March 3, 1873 - S. 245. Amendatory of an act for the construction of a bridge across the Arkansas River, at Little Rock, Arkansas. Pocket veto.
36. March 3, 1873 - S. 809. To establish an assay-office at Helena, in the Territory of Montana. Pocket veto.
37. March 3, 1873 - S. 1109. For the relief of Edward Berry, John McFall, and William H. Judd. Pocket veto.
38. March 3, 1873 - S. 1168. To amend an act entitled, “An act to remove the charge of desertion from certain soldiers of the Thirteenth Tennessee Cavalry.” Pocket veto.
39. March 3, 1873 - S. 1480. For the relief of W.W. Elliott. Pocket veto.
40. March 3, 1873 - H.R. 1868. For the relief of Elias C. Boudinot. Pocket veto.
41. March 3, 1873 - H.R. 2264. To authorize the Cattaraugus and Allegany Indians in New York to lease lands and confirm leases. Pocket veto.
42. March 3, 1873 - H.R. 2803. For the relief of Samuel J. Potter. Pocket veto.
43. March 3, 1873 - H.R. 2902. For the relief of the estates of Abel Gilbert and William Gerrish, late copartners in business under the style of Gilbert and Gerrish. Pocket veto.
44. March 3, 1873 - H.R. 3369. For the relief of George S. Gustin, late a private of Company D, Seventy-Fourth Regiment Illinois Infantry Volunteers. Pocket veto.
45. March 3, 1873 - H.R. 3484. Granting a pension to Asenath Stephenson. Pocket veto.
46. March 3, 1873 - H.R. 3731. To confirm certain land titles in the State of Missouri. Pocket veto.
47. March 3, 1873 - H.R. 3857. For the relief of J. George Harris. Pocket veto.
48. March 3, 1873 - H.R. 3878. For the relief of Mrs. Louisa Eldis. Pocket veto.
49. April 10, 1874 - H.R. 1224. For the relief of William H. Denniston, late an acting lieutenant, Seventieth New York volunteers. Regular veto. No override attempt.
50. April 22, 1874 - S. 617. To fix the amount of United States notes and the circulation of national banks. Regular veto. Override attempt failed in the Senate (34-30).
51. May 12, 1874 - H.R. 1331 For the relief of Joab Spencer and James R. Mead, for supplies furnished for the Kansas tribe of Indians. Regular veto. No override attempt.
52. June 23, 1874 - H.R. 921. To prevent the useless slaughter of buffaloes within the territories of the United States. Pocket veto.
53. June 23, 1874 - H.R. 1313. For the relief of Alexander Burtch. Pocket veto.
54. January 30, 1875 - H.R. 4462. For the relief of Alexander Burtch. Regular veto. No override attempt.
55. February 12, 1875 - H.R. 2352. Granting a pension to Lewis Hinley. Regular veto. No override attempt.
56. March 3, 1875 - S. 271. For the relief of Frances A. Robinson, administratrix of the estate of John M. Robinson, deceased. Pocket veto.
57. March 3, 1875 - S. 878. For the relief of Rosa Vertner Jeffreys. Pocket veto.
58. March 3, 1875 - S. 909. Approving an act of the legislative assembly of Colorado Territory. Pocket veto.
59. March 3, 1875 - S. 935. To provide for writs of error in certain criminal cases, for hearings therein, and in cases of habeas corpus. Pocket veto.
60. March 3, 1875 - S. 951. For the relief of John Montgomery and Thomas E. Williams. Pocket veto.
61. March 3, 1875 - H.R. 3170. For the relief of John W. Marsh. Pocket veto.
62. March 3, 1875 - H.R. 3341. To equalize the bounties of soldiers who served in the war for the Union. Pocket veto.
63. March 3, 1875 - H.R. 4669. To provide for the selection of grand a petit jurors in the District of Columbia. Pocket veto.
64. March 3, 1875 - H.J. Res. 51. In relation to civil service examinations. Pocket veto.

Rutherford B. Hayes

Thirteen vetoes. Twelve regular. One pocket veto. One veto overridden

James Garfield

No vetoes. Garfield was the last President, so far, to have made no vetoes. He was only President, however, for 6½ months.

Chester Arthur

President Arthur vetoed twelve bills, of which four were regular vetoes and eight were pocket vetoes. One was overridden.

1. To execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese. Vetoed April 4, 1882. Regular Veto.
2. To regulate the carriage of passengers by sea. Vetoed July 1, 1882. Regular Veto.
3. Making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain works on rivers and harbors. Vetoed August 1, 1882. Senate Override August 2, 1882. Regular Veto.
4. To provide for the relief of Fitz John Porter. Vetoed July 2, 1884. Regular Veto.
5. To confirm the status of John N. Quackenbush as a commander in the United States Navy. Vetoed July 7, 1884. Pocket Veto.
6. To provide for the relief of Joseph F. Wilson. Vetoed July 7, 1884. Pocket Veto.
7. To confirm the title of Benjamin F. Pope to his office of assistant surgeon, in the United States Army. Vetoed July 7, 1884. Pocket Veto.
8. To provide for the relief of George P. Webster. Vetoed July 7, 1884. Pocket Veto.
9. To provide for the relief of Brevet Major General William W. Averell, United States Army. Vetoed July 7, 1884. Pocket Veto.
10. Authorizing the appointment and retirement of Samuel Kramer as a chaplain in the Navy of the United States. Vetoed July 7, 1884. Pocket Veto.
11. To provide for the retirement of Colonel Wenry J. Hunt as a major general of the United States Army. Vetoed March 3, 1885. Pocket Veto.
12. Relating to a claim made by Doctor John B. Read against the United States. Vetoed March 3, 1885. Pocket Veto.

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Grover Cleveland

584 total vetoes, including 238 pocket vetoes (414 first term, 170 second term).

Grover Cleveland vetoed more bills in his two terms than all other presidents to that date combined. Only Franklin D. Roosevelt, who had four terms to Cleveland's two, vetoed more. Strongly opposed to what he perceived as "pork barrel" spending, and favoring limited government, he vetoed more than 200 private bills granting pensions to individual Civil War veterans. Reacting to these vetoes, Congress passed a bill that would have granted a pension to any disabled veteran. He vetoed this bill as well. This is widely perceived to have been a factor in the defeat of his 1888 bid for re-election.

In addition to these, he also vetoed a bill that would have distributed seed grain to drought-stricken farmers in the American west, and bills increasing the monetary supply. He also refused to sign, but did not veto, the Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act.

Benjamin Harrison

William McKinley

Theodore Roosevelt

William Taft

Woodrow Wilson

Thirty-three regular vetoes, eleven pocket vetoes. Six were overridden.^[17]

Wilson wrote: "The President is no greater than his prerogative of veto makes him; he is, in other words, powerful rather as a branch of the legislature than as the titular head of the Executive."^[18]

Warren Harding

Calvin Coolidge

Coolidge vetoed the McNary–Haugen Farm Relief Bill because he thought its cost was too high.

Herbert Hoover

• May 11, 1932 - Vetoed a bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 and for other purposes. The House of Representatives sustained the veto.

Franklin Roosevelt

635 vetoes.

Franklin Roosevelt vetoed more bills than any other president in history. This is partly because of the many new ideas for solutions to the problems caused by the Great Depression and World War II, and partly because he served three terms (he was elected to four). Grover Cleveland vetoed more bills per term.

Harry Truman

Dwight Eisenhower

John Kennedy

Lyndon Johnson

Sixteen regular vetoes, fourteen pocket vetoes. None were overridden.^[19]

Like President Kennedy before him, President Johnson made no public veto threats.^[20] His is the most recent example of an override-free administration.

1. December 30, 1963: Pocket vetoed H.R. 2513, A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930. The bill was presented to the President on December 19, 1963.
2. December 30, 1963: Pocket vetoed H.R. 4505, A bill to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to entertain, hear, and determine a motion for a new trial on the claim of Robert Alexander. The bill was presented to the President on December 21, 1963.
3. March 23, 1964: Vetoed H.R. 1761, A bill to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of R. Gordon Finney, Jr. No override attempt made.
4. August 6, 1964: Vetoed H.R. 4501, A bill for the relief of Anthony F. Bernardo and Ambrose A. Cerrito. No override attempt made.
5. August 11, 1964: Vetoed H.R. 2262, A bill for the relief of Catalina Properties, Incorporated. No override attempt made.
6. August 31, 1964: Pocket vetoed H.R. 6883, A bill for the relief of the estate of Eileen G. Foster. The bill was presented to the President on August 14, 1964. The pocket veto occurred during a recess from August 21, 1964 until August 31, 1964.
7. September 1, 1964: Vetoed H.R. 7132, A bill for the relief of Wetsel-Oviatt Lumber Co., Inc., Omo Ranch, El Dorado County, California. No override attempt made.
8. October 3, 1964: Pocket vetoed H.R. 1851, A bill for the relief of Chester A. Brothers and Anna Brothers, his wife.
9. June 5, 1965: Vetoed S. 327, A bill provide assistance to the States of California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, and Idaho for the re- construction of areas damaged by recent floods and high waters. No override attempt made.
10. June 14, 1965: Vetoed H.R. 1867, A bill for the relief of Daniel Walter Miles. No override attempt made.
11. June 26, 1965: Vetoed H.R. 2166, A bill for the relief of Staiman Bros.-Simon Wrecking Company. No override attempt made.
12. August 21, 1965: Vetoed H.R. 8439, A bill to authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes. No override attempt made.
13. September 10, 1965: Vetoed H.R. 3329, A bill to incorporate the Youth Councils on Civic Affairs, and for other purposes. No override attempt made.
14. October 4, 1965: Vetoed H.R. 5902, A bill for the relief of Cecil Graham. No override attempt made.
15. October 20, 1965: Vetoed H.R. 1384, A bill for the relief of Theodore Zissu. No override attempt made.
16. July 19, 1966: Vetoed H.R. 2035, A bill to provide for cost-of-living adjustments in star route contract prices. No override attempt made.
17. September 12, 1966: Vetoed H.R. 6926, A bill to strengthen the financial condition of the Employees’ Life Insurance Fund created by the Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance Act of 1954, to provide certain adjustments in amounts of group life and group accidental death and dismemberment insurance under such Act, and for other purposes. No override attempt made.
18. October 10, 1966: Vetoed H.R. 7546, A bill for the relief of Gilmour C. MacDonald, colonel, U.S. Air Force (retired). No override attempt made.
19. October 22, 1966: Pocket vetoed S. 1674, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make disposition of geothermal resources, and for other purposes. The bill was presented to the President on November 2, 1966.
20. October 22, 1966: Pocket vetoed H.R. 3901, A bill for the relief of Miss Elisabeth von Oberndorff. The bill was presented to the President on October 28, 1966.
21. October 22, 1966: Pocket vetoed H.R. 5688, A bill relating to crime and criminal procedure in the District of Columbia. The bill was presented to the President on October 25, 1966.
22. October 22, 1966: Pocket vetoed H.R. 13955, A bill to establish the past and present location of a certain portion of the Colorado River for certain purposes. The bill was presented to the President on October 25, 1966.
23. August 12, 1967: Vetoed H.R. 11089, An act to amend Title 5, United States Code, to provide additional group life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance for Federal employees, and to strengthen the financial condition of the Employees' Life Insurance Fund. No override attempt made.
24. December 8, 1967: Vetoed H.R. 162, A bill to grant the masters of certain U.S. vessels a lien on those vessels for their wages and for certain disbursements. No override attempt made.
25. December 15, 1967: Pocket vetoed H.R. 1670, A bill for the relief of Dr. George H. Edler. The bill was presented to the President on December 12, 1967
26. September 4, 1968, Pocket vetoed H.R. 10915, A bill to amend section 202 of the Agricultural Act of 1956. The bill was presented to the President on July 31, 1968. The pocket veto occurred during a recess from August 2, 1968 until September 4, 1968.
27. October 14, 1968: Pocket vetoed H.R. 159, A bill to amend Title II of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to create an independent Federal Maritime Administration, and for other purposes. The bill was presented to the President on October 18, 1968.
28. October 14, 1968: Pocket vetoed H.R. 4939, A bill for the relief of Joseph H. Bonduki. The bill was presented to the President on October 14, 1968.
29. October 14, 1968: Pocket vetoed H.R. 5677, A bill for the relief of Robert L. Miller and Mildred M. Miller. The bill was presented to the President on October 12, 1968.
30. October 14, 1968: Pocket vetoed H.R. 10256, A bill to render the assertion of land claims by the United States based upon accretion or avulsion subject to legal and equitable defense to which private persons asserting such claims would be subject. The bill was presented to the President on October 14, 1968.

Richard Nixon

Twenty-six regular vetoes, seventeen pocket vetoes. Seven were overridden. There were no vetoes in the first session of the Ninety-first Congress.

• October 17, 1972 - Veto of the Clean Water Act was overridden by Congress^[21] (date is enactment date).
• November 7, 1973 - Veto of the War Powers Act of 1973 was overridden in Congress (date is enactment date).
• January 4, 1974 - Pocket-vetoed a bill to provide federal funds for local purchases of buses for mass transportation.
• March 6, 1974 - Vetoed an emergency energy bill

Gerald Ford

Forty eight regular vetoes, eighteen pocket vetoes. Twelve were overridden.

• October 29, 1974 - Veto of H.R. 6624 Private Relief Bill for Burt, Pope and Kennedy (Miami Herald Reporters)

This bill would have provided for payment, "as a gratuity," of $45,482 to Mr. Burt and for similar payments of $36,750 each to the widow and son of Douglas E. Kennedy for injuries and other damages Mr. Burt and Mr. Kennedy sustained as a result of gunshot wounds inflicted by U.S. military personnel in the Dominican Republic in 1965.
I considered carefully the merits of this case, but could not approve it. Equitable considerations growing out of governmental actions have traditionally been the basis for private relief awards where no legal remedy is available. But the record clearly establishes that no such considerations are present in this case.
I urge that in the future Congress adhere to the traditional equity basis for awards, whether or not they have been recommended by the Court of Claims under Congressional reference procedures.^[22][23]

Jimmy Carter

• 1977: Vetoed Department of Energy authorization bill.
• 1978: Vetoed bill to reduce federal firefighters' work week.

Congress overrode two of Carter's vetoes. Not since 1952 had a Congress controlled by the president's own party overridden a veto. On 5 June 1980, Carter vetoed a bill that repealed a crude oil import fee of $4.62 per barrel. The same day, the House voted 335–34 to override Carter's veto. The Senate followed suit the next day by 68 votes to 10. Carter's own party (the Democrats) had a 59-seat majority (276–157) in the House, and an eight-seat majority (58–41) in the Senate. In August 1980, Congress overrode his veto of a veterans' health care bill, by votes of 401–5 in the House, and 85–0 in the Senate.

Ronald Reagan

1. November 23, 1981: Vetoed H.J.Res. 357, Continuing Appropriations for fiscal year 1982. No override attempt made.
2. December 30, 1981: Pocket vetoed H.R. 4353, To amend the Federal Bankruptcies Act of 1978.^[24]
3. March 20, 1982: Vetoed S. 1503, Standby Petroleum Allocation Act of 1982. Override attempt failed in Senate, 58-36 (63 needed).
4. June 1, 1982: Vetoed H.R. 5118, Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act of 1982. No override attempt made.
5. June 24, 1982: Vetoed H.R. 5922, Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982. Override attempt failed in House, 253-151 (270 needed).
6. June 25, 1982: Vetoed H.R. 6682, Urgent Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1982. Override attempt failed in House, 242-169 (274 needed).
7. July 8, 1982: Vetoed H.R. 6198, A bill to amend the manufacturing clause of the copyright law. Overridden by House, 324-86 (274 needed). Overridden by Senate, 84-9 (62 needed), and enacted as Pub.L. 97–215 over President's veto.
8. August 28, 1982: Vetoed H.R. 6863, Supplemental Appopriations Act, 1982. Overridden by House, 301-117 (279 needed). Overridden by Senate, 60-30 (60 needed), and enacted as Pub.L. 97–257 over President's veto.
9. October 15, 1982: Vetoed H.R. 1371, A bill to amend section 12 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978. No override attempt made.
10. October 22, 1982: Vetoed S. 2577, Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1983. No override attempt made.
11. January 3, 1983: Pocket vetoed S. 2623, A bill to amend and extend the Tribally Controlled Community College Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.^[25]
12. January 4, 1983: Pocket vetoed H.R. 5858, A bill for the relief of Mocatta & Goldsmid, Ltd., Sharps, Pixley & Co., Ltd., and Primary Metal and Mineral Corp (private bill).^[25]
13. January 14, 1983: Pocket vetoed H.R. 3963, A bill to amend the Contract Services for Drug Dependent Federal Offenders Act of 1978.^[25]
14. January 14, 1983: Pocket vetoed H.R. 9, Florida Wilderness Act of 1982.^[25]
15. January 14, 1983: Pocket vetoed H.R. 7336, A bill to make certain technical amendments to improve implementation of the Education Consolidation and Improvement Act of 1981.^[25]
16. September 26, 1986: Vetoed, H.R. 4868, Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act. Overridden by House, 292-133 (284 needed). Overridden by Senate, 73-24 (65 needed), and enacted as Pub.L. 99–440 over President's veto.
17. March 16, 1988: Vetoed S. 557, Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987. Overridden by House, 313-83 (264 needed). Overridden by Senate, 78-21 (66 needed), and enacted as Pub.L. 100–259 over President's veto.

George H. W. Bush

1. June 13, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 2, Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989. Override attempt failed in House, 247-178 (284 needed).
2. July 31, 1989: Vetoed S.J.RES. 113, Prohibiting the export of technology, defense articles, and defense services to codevelop or coproduce the FS-X aircraft with Japan. Override attempt failed in Senate, 66-34 (67 needed).

   August 16, 1989: Disputed pocket veto of H.J.Res. 390, Waiving certain enrollment requirements with respect to the bill H.R. 1278.^[3]

3. October 21, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 2990, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990. Override attempt failed in House, 231-191 (282 needed).
4. October 27, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 3026, District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990. No override attempt made.
5. November 19, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 2939, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990. No override attempt made.
6. November 20, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 3610, District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990. No override attempt made.
7. November 21, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 1231, To establish a commission to investigate and report respecting the dispute between Eastern Airlines and its collective bargaining units, and for other purposes. Override attempt failed in House, 261-160 (281 needed).
8. November 21, 1989: Vetoed H.R. 1487, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991. No override attempt made.
9. November 30, 1989: Vetoed (or in the alternative pocket vetoed) H.R. 2712, Emergency Chinese Immigration Relief Act of 1989. Overridden by House, 390-25 (277 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 62-37 (66 needed).^[4]
10. May 24, 1990: Vetoed H.R. 2364, Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990. Overridden by House, 294-123 (278 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 64-36 (67 needed).
11. June 15, 1990: Vetoed H.R. 20, Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1990. Overridden by House, 327-93 (280 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 65-35 (67 needed).
12. June 29, 1990: Vetoed H.R. 770, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1990. Override attempt failed in House, 232-195 (285 needed).
13. October 5, 1990: Vetoed H.R. 4328, Textile, Apparel, and Footwear Trade Act of 1990. Override attempt failed in House, 275-152 (285 needed).
14. October 6, 1990: Vetoed H.J.Res. 660, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1991, and for other purposes. Override attempt failed in House, 260-138 (266 needed).
15. October 22, 1990: Vetoed S. 2104, Civil Rights Act of 1990. Override attempt failed in Senate, 66-34 (67 needed).
16. November 10, 1990: Pocket vetoed H.R. 4638, Orphan Drug Amendments of 1990.^[26]
17. November 17, 1990: Pocket vetoed H.R. 3134, For the relief of Mrs. Joan R. Daronco (private bill).^[26]
18. November 17, 1990: Pocket vetoed H.R. 4653, Omnibus Export Amendments Act of 1990.^[26]
19. November 21, 1990: Pocket vetoed S. 321, To revise provisions of law that provide a preference to Indians.^[26]
20. November 30, 1990: Pocket vetoed S. 2834, Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991.^[26]
21. August 17, 1991: Vetoed H.R. 2699, Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, and for other purposes. No override attempt made.
22. October 11, 1991: Vetoed S. 1722, Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1991. Override attempt failed in Senate, 65-35 (67 needed).
23. November 19, 1991: Vetoed H.R. 2707, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1992. Override attempt failed in House, 276-156 (288 needed).

    December 20, 1991: Disputed pocket veto of S. 1176, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Act.^[3]

24. March 2, 1992: Vetoed H.R. 2212, United States-China Act of 1991. Overridden by House, 357-61 (279 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 60-38 (66 needed).
25. March 20, 1992: Vetoed H.R. 4210, Tax Fairness and Economic Growth Acceleration Act of 1992. Override attempt failed in House, 211-215 (284 needed).
26. May 9, 1992: Vetoed S. 3, Congressional Campaign Spending Limit and Election Reform Act of 1992. Override attempt failed in Senate, 57-42 (66 needed).
27. June 16, 1992: Vetoed S. 2342, To amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the disposition of funds appropriated to pay judgment in favor of the Mississippi Sioux Indians in Indian Claims Commission dockets numbered 142, 359, 360, 361, 362, and 363, and for other purposes", approved October 25, 1972 (86 Stat. 1168 et seq.). No override attempt made.
28. June 23, 1992: Vetoed H.R. 2507, National Institutes of Health Revitalization Amendments of 1992. Override attempt failed in House, 271-156 (285 needed).
29. July 2, 1992: Vetoed S. 250, National Voter Registration Act of 1992. Override attempt failed in Senate, 62-38 (67 needed).
30. September 22, 1992: Vetoed S. 5, Family and Medical Leave Act of 1992. Overridden by Senate, 68-31 (66 needed). Override attempt failed in House, 258-169 (285 needed).
31. September 25, 1992: Vetoed S. 323, Family Planning Amendments Act of 1992. Overridden by Senate, 73-26 (66). Override attempt failed in House, 266-148 (276 needed).
32. September 28, 1992: Vetoed H.R. 5318, United States-China Act of 1992. Overridden by House, 345-74 (280 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 59-40 (66 needed).
33. September 30, 1992: Vetoed H.R. 5517, District of Columbia Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act, 1992. No override attempt made.
34. October 3, 1992: Vetoed S. 12, Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992. Overridden by Senate, 74-25 (66 needed). Overridden by House, 308-114 (282), and enacted as Pub.L. 102–385 over President's veto.
35. October 21, 1992: Pocket vetoed S. 3095, Jena Band of Choctaws of Louisiana Restoration Act.^[27]
36. October 27, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 2859, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the historical and cultural resources in the vicinity of the city of Lynn, Massachusetts, and make recommendations on the appropriate role of the Federal Government in preserving and interpreting such historical and cultural resources.^[27]
37. October 27, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 5021, New River Wild and Scenic Study Act of 1992.^[27]
38. October 27, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 5061, To establish Dry Tortugas National Park in the State of Florida.^[27]
39. October 27, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 5452, Granting the consent of the Congress to a supplemental compact or agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey concerning the Delaware River Port Authority.^[27]
40. October 28, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 2109, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the feasibility of including Revere Beach, located in the city of Revere, Massachusetts, in the National Park System.^[27]
41. October 30, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 6185, Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992.^[27]
42. October 31, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 6138, To amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act.^[27]
43. October 31, 1992: Pocket vetoed S. 3144, Military Health Care Initiatives Act of 1992.^[27]
44. November 5, 1992: Pocket vetoed H.R. 11, Revenue Act of 1992.^[27]

Bill Clinton

1. June 7, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 1158, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Additional Disaster Assistance and Recissions for Fiscal Year 1995. No override attempt made.
2. August 11, 1995: Vetoed S. 21, Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act of 1995. No override attempt made.
3. October 3, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, FY 1996. No override attempt made.
4. November 13, 1995: Vetoed H.J.Res. 115, Second Continuing Resolution for fiscal year 1996. No override attempt made.
5. November 13, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 2586, Temporary Increase in the Statutory Debt Limit. No override attempt made.
6. December 6, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 2491, Seven-Year Balanced Budget Reconciliation Act of 1995. No override attempted.
7. December 18, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 1977, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996. Override attempt failed in House, 239-177 (278 needed).
8. December 18, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 2099, Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996. No override attempted.
9. December 19, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Overridden by House, 319-100 (280 needed). Overridden by Senate, 68-30 (66 needed), and enacted as Pub.L. 104–67 over veto.
10. December 19, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 2076, Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996. Override attempt failed in House, 240-159 (266 needed).
11. December 28, 1995: Vetoed H.R. 1530, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996. Override attempt failed in House, 240-156 (264 needed).
12. January 9, 1996: Vetoed H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995. No override attempt made.
13. April 10, 1996: Vetoed H.R. 1833, banning partial birth abortions. Overridden in House, 285-137 (282 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 58-40 (66 needed).
14. April 12, 1996: Vetoed H.R. 1561, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997. Override attempt failed in House, 234-188 (282 needed).
15. May 2, 1996: Vetoed H.R. 956, Common Sense Product Liability Legal Reform Act of 1996. Override attempt failed in House, 258-163 (281 needed).
16. July 30, 1996: Vetoed H.R. 743, Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act of 1995. No override attempt made.
17. October 2, 1996: Vetoed H.R. 2909, Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Eminent Domain Prevention Act. No override attempt made.
18. June 9, 1997: Vetoed H.R. 1469, Supplemental Appropriations and Recissions Act, FY 1997. No override attempt made.
19. October 10, 1997: Vetoed H.R. 1122, the second attempted partial birth abortion ban. Overridden by House, 296-132 (286 needed). Override attempt failed in Senate, 64-36 (67 needed).
20. November 13, 1997: Vetoed H.R. 2631, a line item veto override bill.^[28] Overridden by House, 347-69 (278 needed). Overridden by Senate, 78-20 (66 required), and enacted as Pub.L. 105–159 over President's veto.
21. May 20, 1998: Vetoed S. 1502, District of Columbia Student Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1997. No override attempt made.
22. June 23, 1998: Vetoed H.R. 2709, Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Act of 1998. No override attempt made.
23. July 21, 1998: Vetoed H.R. 2646, Education Savings and School Excellence Act of 1998. No override attempt made.
24. October 7, 1998: Vetoed H.R. 4101, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1999. No override attempt made.
25. October 21, 1998: Vetoed H.R. 1757, Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998. No override attempt made.
26. September 23, 1999: Vetoed H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund and Relief Act of 1999. No override attempt made.
27. September 28, 1999: Vetoed H.R. 2587, District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2000. No override attempt made.
28. October 18, 1999: Vetoed H.R. 2606, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2000. No override attempt made.
29. October 25, 1999: Vetoed H.R. 2670, Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000. No override attempt made.
30. November 3, 1999: Vetoed H.R. 3064, FY 2000 District of Columbia and Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill. No override attempt made.
31. April 25, 2000: Vetoed S. 1287, Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2000. Override attempt failed in Senate, 64-35 (66 needed).
32. August 5, 2000: Vetoed H.R. 4810, Marriage Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2000. Override attempt failed in House, 270-158 (286 needed).
33. August 31, 2000: Vetoed H.R. 8, Death Tax Elimination Act of 2000. Override attempt failed in House, 274-157 (288 needed).
34. October 7, 2000: Vetoed H.R. 4733, Energy and Water Appropriations Act, 2001. Overridden by House, 315-98 on October 11 (276 needed). No attempt made in Senate.
35. October 30, 2000: Vetoed H.R. 4516, Legislative Branch and the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001. No override attempt made.
36. November 4, 2000: Vetoed H.R. 4392, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001. No override attempt made.
37. December 19, 2000: Pocket vetoed H.R. 2415, Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000.^[29]

George W. Bush

1. July 19, 2006: Vetoed H.R. 810, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2005, a bill to ease restrictions on federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. Override attempt failed in House, 235-193 (286 needed).
2. May 1, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act, 2007. Override attempt failed in House, 222-203 (284 needed). A later version of the bill that excluded certain aspects of the initial legislation that the President disapproved of H.R. 2206, was enacted as Pub.L. 110–28 with the President's approval.
3. June 20, 2007: Vetoed S. 5, Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of 2007. No override attempt made.
4. October 3, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 976, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 ("SCHIP"). Override attempt failed in House, 273-156 (286 votes needed).
5. November 2, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 1495, Water Resources Development Act of 2007. Overridden by House, 361-54 (277 votes needed). Overridden by Senate, 79-14 (62 needed), and enacted as Pub.L. 110–114 over President's veto.
6. November 13, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 3043, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2008. Override attempt failed in House, 277-141 (279 votes needed).
7. December 12, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 3963, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007.^[30] Override attempt failed in House, 260-152 (275 votes needed).
8. December 28, 2007: Vetoed H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.^[31] No override attempt made. A later version of the bill that changed a minor provision of which the President disapproved was quickly passed by Congress (H.R. 4986) and was enacted with the President's approval as Pub.L. 110–181 on 28 January 2008.
9. March 8, 2008: Vetoed H.R. 2082, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008.^[32][33] Override attempt failed in House, 225-188 (276 votes needed).
10. May 21, 2008: Vetoed H.R. 2419, 2007 U.S. Farm Bill.^[34][35] Overridden by House, 316-108 (283 votes needed). Overridden by Senate, 82-13 (64 votes needed). Enacted as Pub.L. 110-234 over the President's veto. Due to a clerical error, this act was repealed by Pub.L. 110-246.
11. June 18, 2008: Vetoed H.R. 6124, 2007 U.S. Farm Bill, re-passed by Congress to correct a clerical error in HR 2419.^[36] Overridden by House, 317-109 (284 votes required). Overridden by Senate, 80-14 (63 votes needed). Enacted as Pub.L. 110-246 over the President's veto.
12. July 15, 2008: Vetoed H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act.^[37] Overridden by House, 383-41 (283 votes required.) Overridden by Senate, 70-26 (64 votes required). Enacted as Pub.L. 110–275 over the President's veto.

Barack Obama

1. December 30, 2009: Vetoed H.J.Res. 64, a joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes. Override attempt failed in House, 143-245, 1 present (260 needed).^[38]
2. October 7, 2010: Vetoed H.R. 3808, the Interstate Recognition of Notarizations Act of 2010. Override attempt failed in House, 185-235 (280 needed).^[39]
3. February 24, 2015: Vetoed S. 1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act.^[40] Override attempt failed in Senate, 62–36 (66 needed).
4. March 31, 2015: Vetoed S.J.RES. 8, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures.^{[41][note 1]} The Senate voted to table the veto message rather than vote on an override of the veto. Tabled 96-3.
5. October 22, 2015: Vetoed H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016.^[42]
6. December 19, 2015: Vetoed S.J.RES. 23, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".^[43]
7. December 19, 2015: Vetoed S.J.RES. 24, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units".^[43]
8. January 8, 2016: Vetoed H.R. 3762, the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015.^[44] Override attempt failed in House, 241-186 (285 votes needed).
9. January 19, 2016: Vetoed S.J.RES. 22, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of “waters of the United States” under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ^[45]

See also

• Signing statement

Notes

1. While the president cites the Pocket Veto Case in his memorandum, he also returned the joint resolution to the Secretary of the Senate, as the Senate had provided for the receipt of presidential messages during its adjournment. Therefore, this is a regular veto rather than a pocket veto. See Congressional Record 114th Congress, First Session, page S2085, "Unanimous Consent Agreement - Veto Override".

References

1. Lewis, D. (1996). "What Time Is It? The Use of Power in Four Different Types of Presidential Time". The Journal of Politics 59 (3): 683.
2. Computed by dividing the "Vetoes overridden" column by the "Total vetoes" column and rounding to the nearest whole number. This calculation may help ascertain the relative success of a President (or Congress) in blocking (or passing) laws, regardless of the absolute number of vetoes and overrides issued.
3. The President and Congress disagree as to the status of two bills, H.J.Res. 390 and S. 1176. President Bush considered them to be properly pocket vetoed during a recess period, but Congress considers them enacted because he never returned H.J. Res. 390, and waited until January 3, 1992 to return S. 1176 (approximately two weeks late). This table excludes the two vetoes, but the bills in question are listed below in the contents.
4. The President and Congress disagree whether this bill was vetoed or pocket vetoed. According to Presidential Vetoes, 1989-2000, page 2, the first session adjournment of Congress on November 22, 1989 prevented the bill's return, noted in a Memorandum of Disapproval. Congress treated this Memorandum of Disapproval like a normal veto message, and proceeded thereby; the table on this page will treat it similarly. See Congressional Record 101st Congress, Second Session, page H5, "Emergency Chinese Immigration Relief Act of 1989--Memorandum of Disapproval from the President of the United States" for more information.
5. "Presidential Vetoes". Retrieved 8 July 2015.
6. The Papers of George Washington
7. "A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875". Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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11. "A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774 - 1875". Retrieved 8 July 2015.
12. Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988, p.25
13. Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988 (PDF). U.S. Senate. pp. 28–29.
14. Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988 (PDF). U.S. Senate. pp. 30–37.
15. Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988 (PDF). U.S. Senate. pp. 38–56.
16. "Chester Arthur Vetoes" (PDF). Senate.gov. US Senate.
17. Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988, p.214
18. Wilson, W. Congressional Government, 1956 p.173
19. Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988, p.449
20. Spitzer, R. The Presidential Veto: Touchstone of the American Presidency, 1988, pp.101-103
21. Clean Water Act, via Bookrags.com
22. http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/library/document/0204/1513058.pdf
23. John Simkin. "Al Burt". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
24. This bill was pocket vetoed between sessions of Congress, which is a controversial procedure (see the George H.W. Bush pocket vetoes). H.R. 4353 was presented to the President December 18, 1981. The first session of Congress adjourned sine die on December 16, 1981 pursuant to S.Con.Res. 57. See also Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988 page 492.
25. H.R. 9, H.R. 3963, and H.R. 7336 were presented to the President January 3, 1983; H.R. 5858 was presented to the President December 23, 1982; S. 2623 was presented December 22, 1982. H.Con.Res. 438 provided for the adjournment sine die of the House on December 20 or December 21, 1982, and for the Senate at any time before January 3, 1983.
26. H.R. 3134 and H.R. 4653 were presented November 6 (tenth day November 17); H.R. 4638 was presented October 30 (tenth day November 10); S. 321 was presented November 9 (tenth day November 21); S. 2834 was presented November 19 (tenth day November 30). The Senate adjourned sine die on October 28 at 2:17am and the House at 2:02am (both times in EDT) pursuant to Res./399 H.Con. Res. 399.
27. H.R. 11 was presented on October 24; H.R. 2109 on October 16; H.R. 2859, H.R. 5021, H.R. 5061, and H.R. 5452 on October 15; H.R. 6138 and S. 3144 on October 20; H.R. 6185 on October 19; S. 3095 on October 9. The House adjourned sine die on October 9 at 10:04am; the Senate on October 8 at 9:46pm pursuant to H.Con.Res. 384.
28. The Supreme Court declared the line item veto unconstitutional in Clinton v. City of New York, 524 U.S. 417 (1998).
29. The bill was submitted December 7; Congress adjourned sine die December 15 as authorized by Res./446 H.Con. Res. 446. The Senate adjourned that day at 8:03pm and the House at 8:41pm.
30. Bush vetoes kids health insurance bill, 12 Dec. 2007, AP
31. Memorandum of Disapproval for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, December 28, 2007, The American Presidency Project
32. Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval the "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008"washingtonpost.com
33. Text of Message to the House of Representatives Returning Without Approval the "Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008", The American Presidency Project
34. Bush vetoes farm bill ", Associated Press
35. ", CQ Politics
36. Bush vetoes farm bill for second time , AFP.
37. Bush to Veto Medicare Bill Tuesday; Override Expected , CQ Politics
38. Summary of Bills Vetoed, 1789-present , U.S. Senate
39. Bill Summary & Status 111th Congress (2009 - 2010) H.R.3808
40. Gregory Korte, USA TODAY (24 February 2015). "Obama: Keystone pipeline bill 'has earned my veto'". USA TODAY. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
41. "Memorandum of Disapproval Regarding S.J. Res. 8". The White House. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
42. "Obama vetoes $612 billion defense policy bill in rebuke to GOP". Fox News. 22 October 2015. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
43. http://www.wsj.com/articles/obama-vetoes-anti-climate-change-measures-passed-by-congress-1450533697
44. http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/265078-obama-vetoes-healthcare-bill-repeal
45. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2016/01/19/obama-vetoes-attempt-kill-clean-water-rule/79033958/

External links

• Regular Vetoes and Pocket Vetoes: An Overview (report) by Kevin R. Kosar
• Senate Reference Webpage on Vetoes, which includes lists of vetoes from 1789 to the current day.